I would recommend placing on extension and finding a local CPA with property knowledge. 

Can anyone recommend some good local real estate meetups, events, or conferences in your area that are worth attending as a vendor?

My dad broke up the concrete in just a few locations so water could seep through and drain into the soil, then filled the pool with the cheapest stone and clean soil locally available, then planted grass.

I'm originally from Maryland (close to DC) and currently live here but willing to move to be local to Norfolk/Hampton Roads if necessary.

I'm torn about investing local or going oos.

There are many different successful strategies depending on your cash, borrowing ability, rehab skills, time, local contacts, or lack of any or all of them.

If after reading your operating agreement, you are still not clear on the procedures, a call to your attorney may help.Assuming the LLC operating agreement is unclear or silent on the issue, I would think a non-cash trade of shares for equity might avoid a taxable event, but am not clear. 

Diversification of your portfolio, both geographically and by property type, can spread risk and mitigate the impact of localized economic conditions.

Here (Louisiana), I have intervened in these situations and made the repairs needed to satisfy the local municipality.

As a local, you could just keep our sleepy gold mine off the front page that would be great haha.